Mary Astor Marries in Yuma Elopement Surprise
Mary Astor eloped with Manuel Del Campo in Yuma Arizona. The couple wed at the home of Superior Judge Henry C. Kelly after arriving by air, then Del Campo left for Mexico City while Astor returned to Los Angeles.
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Yuma
Ariz
Mary Astor
Manuel del Campo
Mexico City
Mexicali
Calif
Hollywood
Franklin Thorpe
Mary
Henry C. Kelly
Lucille L. Thorpe
Lucille Lanzhanke
Los Angeles
Miss Astor
Lucille Langhanke
Quincy
Ill
Astor Elopes After Bitter Custody Fight
Film star Astor elopes after a yearlong custody dispute with ex husband Dr Franklyn Thorpe over their five year old daughter Marilyn. Attorneys warned they would introduce a diary as evidence during the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklyn Thorpe
Marilyn
Thorpe
Miss Astor
Negotiation Deadlock Seen At GM UAW Talks
Detroit February report details split positions as General Motors and the United Automobile Workers clash over alleged contract violations. GM cites union solicitation on company property and dismissals at Chevrolet plants, while the union accuses GM of clubbing and intimidation. Extra pay proposed to guard against potential riots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors
Wyndham Mortimer
Mortimer
Chevrolet
Flint
Michie
Knudsen
Adolph Germer
Committee For Industrial Organization
Auto Workers’ Union
Germer
Saginaw Mich
Alvan Macauley
Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
Florida
A Quip On Psychoanalysis From A Lively Social Note
Winchester jokes about psychoanalysis as a wonderful discovery and notes the ease with which people feel complex. The piece wryly compares psychology to Bodenheim’s rubber stamp and suggests practical, if odd, coping tips for domestic life and porch skunk visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Behrman
Bodenheim
George E Cook Property Sale at Court House Noon Feb 20 1937
In front of the Court House at noon Saturday February 20 1937 the George E Cook property will be offered for sale at 1102 East side of S Lou rdoun Street. A note also seeks a good home for a beautiful young female German painter with phone numbers 41 J and 808 J.
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S. Lourdoun Street
Court House
FFA Banquet at Handley School with Apple Ads
Handley Chapter Future Farmers of America will host a Friday banquet in the school gymnasium with fathers as guests. Toastmaster Jonas Chamberlain opens the program, Dr. Walter S. Newman will speak, sharing insight on farm life. William Shaffer of Maurertown will also speak. The Apple campaign to promote use of apples travels to Richmond with radio spots on WRVA and daily ads in the Times Dispatch and News Leader.
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Handley Chapter
Future Farmers of America
Jonas Chamberlain
Walter S. Newman
Shaffer
William Shaffer
Maurertown
Virginia
Appalachian Apples
Richmond
Times Dispatch
News-Leader
WRVA
Daily
Appalachian Apples, Inc
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tug Seeks Aid To Quench Oil Fire At Discovery Bay
Seattle dispatch reports two Coast Guard cutters racing to Discovery Bay to aid the burning tug Arthur Foss as it fights an oil fire in its engine room with all extinguishers exhausted. The blaze was described as beyond control early today.
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Seattle
Coast Guard
Discovery Bay
Arthur Foss
Waitress Testifies In Death Trial
In Somerset Pennsylvania on February 18 a waitress testified she saw a man in a blood-stained shirt leave from the Fayette county bertillon room during what prosecutors call a third degree examination related to the beating death of 64 year old hotel operator Monaghan. Dolores Good a 19 year old chambermaid said she was in the county courthouse with Florence Dean at the time of Monaghan's arrest for the slashing of County Detective John C Wall on September 11.
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Somerset
Fayette County
Frank C. Monaghan
Dolores Good
Florence Dean
Monaghan
John C. Wall
Sit-Down Strike War Forces Historic Home Tour Cancellation
In Alexandria Virginia the Rector's Aid Society canceled its annual tour of historic homes due to a dispute over visiting the Revolutionary War era house owned by John L Lewis amid General Motors sit down strike protests. Mrs Fleming Holland opposed visiting Lewis's house and the tour would not stop at her $60 000 residence. She noted no personal quarrel with Lewis and suggested a move could resolve the issue. Her home features notable Czarist furniture and Royal French items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Rector’s Aid Society
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
John L Lewis
Fleming Holland
Lewis
General Motors
Alxeandria
General Motors Corporation
Debris Toll Rises From Golden Gate Scaffold Collapse
San Francisco reports 10 dead after a scaffold collapse on the Golden Gate Bridge during construction. Investigators clash over safety concerns as the 4200 foot span nears completion. officials cite inspectors who allegedly found the scaffold usable and accessible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Frank McDonald
A. F. Mailloux
McDonald
Philip Hart
Pacific Bridge Company
State Industrial Accident Commission
Gustave Dummitzen
W. W
Funeral services for Samuel McCormick in Berryville
The funeral for Samuel McCormick will be held Friday at 3 p.m. from Grace Church Berryville with Dr Louis Tucker and Rev George West officiating. Interment follows at Green Hill cemetery. Pallbearers are Grace Church vestry members. McCormick served there over 35 years. He died at his Berryville home yesterday. Born at Frankford Clarke County on July 5 1849.
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Samuel McCormick
Grace Church
Berryville
Green Hill Cemetery
Louis Tucker
George West
Alexandria
Pallborners
McCormick
Mr. McCormick
Frankford
Clarke County
Quezon Sees No Japanese Menace to Philippines
Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L Quezon said in Chicago he does not believe Japan poses a menace to the Philippines or that a Japanese situation will arise when independence comes ten years hence He spoke during a press conference while changing trains en route to New York and Washington for talks with President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Manuel Luis Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Japan
Philippines
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
New Ford V-8 Offers Trade-Ins and Immediate Delivery
Hughes Motor Company advertises 1934 1935 1936 Ford Chevrolet and Plymouth trade-ins for the new 1937 Ford V-8 with immediate delivery. It invites customers to have their cars appraised today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Hughes Motor Company
Hable's Palace and El Brendel Show Tonight
Public sale announced for D. C. Miller property located 242 miles west of Stephens City on the Marlboro Road. Auction at 10 A.M. Friday February 19 includes kitchen and household furniture farming implements 3 broad sows and a lot of shoots. Carl Gordon Coleman Dunn auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Found Pair of Ladies White Gloves
A find of a pair of ladies white gloves is recorded with instruction to contact Star Office for the owner. The notice is dated February 18 and appears as an item in a local clerical log.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Roosevelt Pushes Crop Insurance as Stabilizing Policy
President Roosevelt urged Congress to adopt crop insurance tied to storage reserves to stabilize farm buying power and reduce rural distress. The plan covers drought, grasshoppers, and hail, protecting up to 75 percent of normal yield and starting with wheat in the next crop year. He urged extending the program to other commodities as experience grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Lindberghs Land in Bahrain Gulf Region
The Charles A. Lindberghs landed at Bahrein in the Persian Gulf while flying from a Syrian desert oasis. Bahrein is noted as a center of gulf pearl fishing and site of American oil operations.
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Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
Charles A. Lindberghs
Syrian Desert
Bahrein
Heart Balm Suit Lost By Teacher
A Superior Court jury awarded Louis Levin a breach of promise verdict for 25,000 dollars in Northampton Massachusetts. Miss Florence Moses a 44 year old Mount Vernon New York high school art teacher had sued Levin claiming he promised to marry. Neither party attended when the sealed verdict was opened and the all male jury returned the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
Louis Levin
Florence Moses
Blonde
Hatchet Murder Found By Police
Police found the battered body of Peter Miller a 42 year old man in his two room house near the old Erie canal. He apparently was killed by a hatchet while he slept and a blood stained hatchet was found under his cot. Miller lived in the small house for two years with unknown occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Peter Miller
Miller
Spanish General Claims False Bomb Plot Aimed at Friction
Gen. Quipo De Llano alleged that a rumored attempt to bomb two British destroyers last weekend was staged by the Spanish government to embroil Britain against insurgent commander in chief Francisco Franco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avila
Spain
Quipo de Llano
Great Britain
Francisco Franco
Hodgson & Brown Jewelers Ad Urges Timely Attention
Local jewelry shop Hodgson and Brown promotes prompt maintenance and timely service to prevent watch and clock breakdowns from overuse and wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown Jewelers
Scully Testifies In Own Defense Amid Kidnapping Probe
In Quincy California February 18 coroner Moody linked a frozen body to the Charles Mattson kidnap case noting a broken nose cleft chin and acid burns on fingertips as possible signs of the perpetrator. FBI Agent expected to investigate and report results from Washington headquarters.
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Quincy
Calif
John F. Moody
Charles Mattson
Moody
Charles
Tacoma
Portola
Mattson Boy
Everett
Wash
Invetergate
San Francisco
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wayne Listerman
FBI
AAC
Listerman
Washngton
Wage rise will cost plenty says United Mine Workers
New York Feb 18 soft coal producers estimate the wage increase and shorter hours demanded by the United Mine Workers would raise the nation's coal bill by at least 270 million dollars annually. Philip Murray, vice president of the miners union, challenged the figure saying a 30 hour week and 15 percent raise would not cost 60 cents a ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
Miners’ Union
British Naval Program Studied
Washington reports that the navy high command studied British shipbuilding plans to assess whether three new battleships are needed to keep the United States ahead. Admiral William D. Leahy said it is a fair presumption that if other powers expand their fleets, the U.S. may need to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy High Command
United States
Navy
William D. Leahy
Festival Headquarters Open at George Washington Hotel
The Apple Blossom Festival committee opened its headquarter office in the basement of the George Washington Hotel. People with festival business were urged to call 1440 to reach the new office.
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Apple Blossom Festival Committee
George Washington Hotel
Scully recounts night of tragedy and liquor link
Thomas G. Scully testifies at his trial that after Christmas visits he drove fast on the Martinsburg turnpike and struck two men, saying his car was moving 55 to 60 mph. Dr. P. W. Boyd testified the suspect was not sober at the scene though he smelled of liquor. The defense sought to show hard feelings with Stewart Elting Jr and denied being intoxicated.
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P. W. Boyd
Thomas G. Scully
KR. G. Williams
Dr. Boyd
Mr. Williams
Noue
Frederick M. Affleck
Homer Hook
Martinsburg
Winchester
University of Virginia
C. C. Brannon
Stewart Elting, Jr
Scully
Elting
Harry Kern, Jr
South Stewart Street
Nancy Coble
Bill Hohannes
Joe Hohannes
Merriman's Lane
Stewart Elting
Stewart
Anne Elting
Eltings
Col. Elting
Kern
Lowry
Baby Popularity Contest Closes Feb 22 at Palace Theatre
Votes for contestants must be in the ballot box by midnight Monday February 22. Parents may obtain baby photos at The Star office and pictures of primaries at Tin Obadin Jommig County. Standings show Moling and Cather leading with 719 845 and 639 810 respectively.
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Palace Theatre
Winchester Merchants
Star Office
Tin
Obadin
Jommig County
Moling and Cather
Timberlake
Sesese
Chapman Motor
Winchester Seed
A. C. Oates
Desadves Csl
Sanitary Dairy
Rite Way
Golden Glow
Hodgson and Brown
Gas Company
J. S. Miller
Cecesccseee
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Union
George E. Cook
Dr. Newman
Bill” Shaffer
Handley
Tug
Golden Gate
Quezon
Hable’s Palace
el Brendel
Carl Gordon
Coleman Dunn
Open Festival
Seph Thomas
Washington Street
C .M. Henkle
O. B. Knight
Mrs. Henkle
Buncutter Tire Co
Rhodes Drug Co
Pingley and Carper
Miller and Anderson
Clevenger
Huntsberry
Wees
Parker’s Grocery
Pine Motor Co
Paker and Anderson
Jolliffe Studio
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